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R26.2 DIFFICULTY IN WALKING, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R26.2

Short Description: Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

Long Description: Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

The code R26.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
      • Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)
        • R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Dependent for walking
  • Deterioration in ability to walk
  • Deterioration in ability to walk up stairs
  • Difficulty in starting and stopping walking spontaneously
  • Difficulty in stopping walking
  • Difficulty in walking backward pulling large toy
  • Difficulty in walking carrying large toy
  • Difficulty initiating walking
  • Difficulty managing stairs
  • Difficulty managing stairs
  • Difficulty managing steps
  • Difficulty managing steps
  • Difficulty managing steps and stairs
  • Difficulty managing steps and stairs
  • Difficulty managing steps and stairs
  • Difficulty managing steps and stairs
  • Difficulty walking
  • Difficulty walking down a slope
  • Difficulty walking down hill
  • Difficulty walking down stairs
  • Difficulty walking down step
  • Difficulty walking heel to toe
  • Difficulty walking in corridor
  • Difficulty walking in room
  • Difficulty walking on a narrow line
  • Difficulty walking on the flat
  • Difficulty walking on uneven surface
  • Difficulty walking up a slope
  • Difficulty walking up hill
  • Difficulty walking up stairs
  • Difficulty walking up step
  • Does not initiate walking
  • Does not manage stairs
  • Does not manage stairs
  • Does not manage steps
  • Does not manage steps
  • Does not manage steps and stairs
  • Does not manage steps and stairs
  • Does not manage steps and stairs
  • Does not manage steps and stairs
  • Does not start and stop walking spontaneously
  • Does not stop walking
  • Does not walk
  • Does not walk backward pulling large toy
  • Does not walk carrying large toy
  • Does not walk down a slope
  • Does not walk down hill
  • Does not walk down stairs
  • Does not walk down step
  • Does not walk heel to toe
  • Does not walk in corridor
  • Does not walk in room
  • Does not walk on a narrow line
  • Does not walk on the flat
  • Does not walk on uneven surface
  • Does not walk up a slope
  • Does not walk up hill
  • Does not walk up stairs
  • Does not walk up step
  • Finding of body control
  • Finding of musculoskeletal measures
  • Finding related to ability to initiate walking
  • Finding related to ability to initiate walking
  • Finding related to ability to initiate walking
  • Finding related to ability to start and stop walking spontaneously
  • Finding related to ability to start and stop walking spontaneously
  • Finding related to ability to start and stop walking spontaneously
  • Finding related to ability to stop walking
  • Finding related to ability to stop walking
  • Finding related to ability to stop walking
  • Finding related to ability to walk backward pulling large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk backward pulling large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk backward pulling large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk carrying large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk carrying large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk carrying large toy
  • Finding related to ability to walk down a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk down a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk down a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk down hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk down hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk down hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk down stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk down stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk down stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk down step
  • Finding related to ability to walk down step
  • Finding related to ability to walk down step
  • Finding related to ability to walk heel to toe
  • Finding related to ability to walk heel to toe
  • Finding related to ability to walk heel to toe
  • Finding related to ability to walk on a narrow line
  • Finding related to ability to walk on a narrow line
  • Finding related to ability to walk on a narrow line
  • Finding related to ability to walk up a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk up a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk up a slope
  • Finding related to ability to walk up hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk up hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk up hill
  • Finding related to ability to walk up stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk up stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk up stairs
  • Finding related to ability to walk up step
  • Finding related to ability to walk up step
  • Finding related to ability to walk up step
  • General difficulty in moving
  • General difficulty in moving
  • Has gone off legs
  • Loss of control of walking
  • Slow on legs
  • Stick only for walking
  • Tripod/quadrupod: walking
  • Unable to initiate walking
  • Unable to manage stairs
  • Unable to manage steps
  • Unable to manage steps
  • Unable to manage steps and stairs
  • Unable to manage steps and stairs
  • Unable to manage steps and stairs
  • Unable to start and stop walking spontaneously
  • Unable to stop walking
  • Unable to walk
  • Unable to walk backward pulling large toy
  • Unable to walk carrying large toy
  • Unable to walk down a slope
  • Unable to walk down hill
  • Unable to walk down stairs
  • Unable to walk down step
  • Unable to walk heel to toe
  • Unable to walk in corridor
  • Unable to walk in room
  • Unable to walk on a narrow line
  • Unable to walk on the flat
  • Unable to walk on uneven surface
  • Unable to walk up a slope
  • Unable to walk up hill
  • Unable to walk up step
  • Uses zimmer frame
  • Walking aid use - finding
  • Walking aid use - finding
  • Walking aid use - finding
  • Walking difficulty due to ankle and foot
  • Walking difficulty due to lower leg
  • Walking difficulty due to multiple sites
  • Walking difficulty due to pelvic region and thigh
  • Walking disability
  • Walking distance - finding
  • Walking distance reduced

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R26.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Signs And Symptoms Of Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue With Mcc (555)
  • Signs And Symptoms Of Musculoskeletal System And Connective Tissue Without Mcc (556)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R26.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • falling (@R29.6*)
    • unsteadiness on feet (@R26.81*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R26.2 Right Arrow 719.7 Difficulty in walking

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.0 Ataxic gait
R26.1 Paralytic gait
R26.8 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.81 Unsteadiness on feet
R26.89 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.9 Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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